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‘Int’l teams want matches to be played in Pakistan’, PCB CEO Wasim Khan

July 25, 2020 by Arhama Altaf

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) CEO Wasim Khan said on Saturday that sending Pakistan cricket team on England tour during the coronavirus pandemic was quite a tough decision, but “cricket and COVID-19 will have to co-exist”.

According to the PCB official, the situation became quite tense when cricket team players started testing positive for COVID-19.

“However, for the restoration of world cricket and to keep it on track, it is imperative to continue with matches”, he added.

“COVID-19 and cricket will have to co-exist, there was no other reason for this decision other than the [revival of] global cricket,” the official said.

Bob Willis Trophy: England counties agree to play in shortened red-ball tournament

July 11, 2020 by Arhama Altaf

All 18 first-class counties have agreed to take part in a shortened red-ball tournament during the truncated domestic season, England Cricket Board (ECB) announced on Friday. The season was drastically postponed due to Coronavirus pandemic, now will resume on August 1. Teams will compete for the Bob Willis Trophy, to be followed by a Twenty20 … Read more

Shoaib Malik to join Pakistan team in England, says PCB Chairman

June 20, 2020 by Arhama Altaf

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced that Pakistan’s all-rounder Shoaib Malik will join the team in England. “Shoaib Malik has not seen his immediate family for nearly five months due to his commitments and the subsequent international travel bans following the COVID-19 pandemic,” PCB Chief Executive Wasim Khan said. According to a press release … Read more

La Liga clubs permitted to expand into group training from Monday

May 18, 2020 by Arhama Altaf

La Liga Clubs have announced to expand training sessions to up to 10 players ahead of proposed June restart. La Liga Clubs have told to increase training to involve groups of up to 10 players in order to take steps forward to planned resumption of the season next month. The government of Spain announces protocol … Read more

Bundesliga: Football League in Germany resumed after two months long break

May 18, 2020May 16, 2020 by Arhama Altaf

After a suspension that lasted more than two months due to Coronavirus pandemic, Bundesliga football in Germany is back. The Bundesliga returns today with six matches as it becomes the first major European league to continue the game following the COVID-19 suspension. German Chancellor Angela Merkel was convinced by the German Football League (DFL) to … Read more

Ashley Giles assures training England to be safer than going to supermarket

May 15, 2020 by Arhama Altaf

England’s Ashley Giles said taking back country’s main cricketers to training will be safer than going to a market for shopping. Ashley Giles added that it was “not realistic” for players to spend many weeks in isolation away from their families. The pandemic has delayed the start of the English cricket season and many international … Read more

UK government plans to resume Premier League season

April 28, 2020 by Arhama Altaf

BBC Sports: The UK government’s cabinet minister responsible for sport said he has been in talks with the Premier League to get football back on the field as quickly as possible. Speaking at a parliamentary questions session, Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden said: “I have been in talks with the Premier League to get football up … Read more

‘A joint effort is needed to tackle the deadly virus’: CEO PCB Wasim Khan

April 22, 2020 by Arhama Altaf

CEO Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Wasim Khan, has said that a joint effort and great unity is needed to tackle the ongoing deadly virus. “The cricketing fraternity needs unity at the moment due to the pandemic,” Wasim said in a media talk. “It has had extraordinary implications and the world needs unity to fight the … Read more

Asia Cup: Pakistan beats Bangladesh by 2 runs

March 22, 2020March 22, 2020 by Web Desk

Amid the fears of deadly coronavirus outbreak in the country, when panic is on its rise, lets relive the thriller and enjoy moments of the exciting final of Asia Cup 2012, when Pakistan on this day secured the title and won by 2 runs against Bangladesh. International Cricket Council (ICC) on its official twitter handle … Read more

Mark Boucher suggests to restraint the global lockdown amidst COVID-19

March 17, 2020March 17, 2020 by Arhama Altaf

South Africa coach Mark Boucher, has a piece of suggestion over the deadly COVID-19 virus spread. Mark Boucher felt that in the global lockdown, one should also avoid using cell-phones at least for the next couple of weeks. He took to Twitter and wrote: “The only thing missing in this ‘global lockdown’ is the cell phone … Read more

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